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I'm not having any luck finding a job. I know people have joked on here about fleeing to Jamaica to sell surfboards, etc, but what actually happens when you leave? How does your debt affect you in your new country? Will foreign employers know? How likely is debtor's prison? Any other insights?

I didn't know Roman Polanski posted on TLS! Really though? Of course that credit will follow you. They have internet and phones in Jamaica too. Debtor's prison? well if you go to a country with no extradition with USA, you should be fine, but they better not catch that ass going to countries that do to accept lifetime acheivement awards.

lewis louis wrote:I didn't know Roman Polanski posted on TLS! Really though? Of course that credit will follow you. They have internet and phones in Jamaica too. Debtor's prison? well if you go to a country with no extradition with USA, you should be fine, but they better not catch that ass going to countries that do to accept lifetime acheivement awards.

Extradition? Dude, you can't be extradited for debt - it's not a crime, and no one will put you in jail for it. Extradition is irrelevant here.

As fair as the bad credit following you, it depends on the country. You need to do your own research on this one, but there are many countries that have credit systems that do not communicate with the wider international system, and many countries that do not have credit systems at all.

The main danger of leaving the U.S. to escape your debt is the risk that your creditors will try to sue you in country to recover their debt. For this reason, you've got to either 1) make sure your creditors do not know where you are, or 2) make sure your the country in which you live is unlikely to recognize your creditors' claims. Again, this is an issue that calls for your own research.

You can do this, and I have a friend or two waitressing in Brazil for the next five or six years to dodge college debt. But keep in mind, you can't come back, not for eight years after your bankruptcy or you'll have NO credit.

You can do this, and I have a friend or two waitressing in Brazil for the next five or six years to dodge college debt. But keep in mind, you can't come back, not for eight years after your bankruptcy or you'll have NO credit.

Growing up, we had this family friend who maxed out all his credit cards, took out a second mortgage, and then fled to France back to the village he was born in. The American companies can't really do anything to my knowledge, although they did seize all his assets that he left in the US

JD'izzle wrote:Growing up, we had this family friend who maxed out all his credit cards, took out a second mortgage, and then fled to France back to the village he was born in. The American companies can't really do anything to my knowledge, although they did seize all his assets that he left in the US

Nowadays, France probably won't cut it, and neither will Jamaica. They'll find you there if they really want to. I wouldn't go to any country with strong ties to the US. China would probably never notice you among their billions. Or you could try an obscure state like Bahrain or Qatar, if you can get a Visa.

Anonymous User wrote:I'm not having any luck finding a job. I know people have joked on here about fleeing to Jamaica to sell surfboards, etc, but what actually happens when you leave? How does your debt affect you in your new country? Will foreign employers know? How likely is debtor's prison? Any other insights?

One of my neighbors actually did this. You should convert to Judaism, flee to Israel, and volunteer for the army. They don't turn in their own. Things seem to be working out okay for him.

lewis louis wrote:I didn't know Roman Polanski posted on TLS! Really though? Of course that credit will follow you. They have internet and phones in Jamaica too. Debtor's prison? well if you go to a country with no extradition with USA, you should be fine, but they better not catch that ass going to countries that do to accept lifetime acheivement awards.

Extradition? Dude, you can't be extradited for debt - it's not a crime, and no one will put you in jail for it. Extradition is irrelevant here.

As fair as the bad credit following you, it depends on the country. You need to do your own research on this one, but there are many countries that have credit systems that do not communicate with the wider international system, and many countries that do not have credit systems at all.

The main danger of leaving the U.S. to escape your debt is the risk that your creditors will try to sue you in country to recover their debt. For this reason, you've got to either 1) make sure your creditors do not know where you are, or 2) make sure your the country in which you live is unlikely to recognize your creditors' claims. Again, this is an issue that calls for your own research.

I think you misinterpreted me for someone who was taking this OP-joker seriously. I was using this thread as a launch pad for polanski jokes. Of course extradition doesn't come into play...unless there was rape or forgery involved. EIther way you need to relax and stop giving this guy ACTUAL advice.